Martyr, She Wrote

Anna Clark Miller

Martyr, She Wrote is a podcast about religious trauma hosted by licensed therapist and religious trauma survivor, Anna Clark Miller. Each episode features an interview with a survivor or expert on the topic. To learn more about religious trauma, check out Anna's book, the Religious Trauma Survival Guide on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHHJTYKV

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Season 2 Intro and Announcements

Season 2 Intro and Announcements

Josh Miller joins me to give you a sneak peek at Martyr, She Wrote's season two and announce some exciting news about my new book, the Religious Trauma Survival Guide!

Episodes

Neurodivergence and Queer Intersectionality with Cody Moncrief

Neurodivergence and Queer Intersectionality with Cody Moncrief

In this episode I interview a close freind, Cody Moncrief, who navigated church as a neurodivergent, introverted queer person in the south.

Traumatic Hell Doctrine with Mark Gregory Karris

Traumatic Hell Doctrine with Mark Gregory Karris

This week I'm interviewing licensed therapist and author, Dr. Mark Gregory Karris about his new book, The Diabolical Trinity: Healing Religious Trauma from a Wrathful God, Tormenting Hell, and a Sinful Self. https://markgregorykarris.com/

Raising Untraumatized Kids in Religion with Twyla Axelson

Raising Untraumatized Kids in Religion with Twyla Axelson

I'm interviewing my own sister, Twyla Axelson, who's also a therapist and a mom of two. We're discussing how parents can raise children in religious communities without perpetuating religious trauma.

Racial Religious Trauma & the POC Experience with Natalia

Racial Religious Trauma & the POC Experience with Natalia

Josh Miller and I co-host this episode with our dear friend, Natalia, to talk about her experience as a person of color in a predominantly white, conservative church culture.

Purity Culture and Religious Trauma with Linda Kay Klein

Purity Culture and Religious Trauma with Linda Kay Klein

I'm kicking off season 2 with author and coach, Linda Kay Klein, to talk about what purity culture is and how it relates to religious trauma recovery. Check out her book, Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free.https://lindakayklein.com/

Season 2 Intro and Announcements

Season 2 Intro and Announcements

Josh Miller joins me to give you a sneak peek at Martyr, She Wrote's season two and announce some exciting news about my new book, the Religious Trauma Survival Guide!

Season Highlights and Intentional Empathy

Season Highlights and Intentional Empathy

In our season one finale, Anna and Marcus discuss highlights of this season's episodes and talk about the importance of intentional empathy as we navigate the complexities of religious trauma, religious abuse, and building inclusive religious communities.www.empathyparadigm.com

Attachment Styles and Religious Trauma Therapy with Catherine Quiring

Attachment Styles and Religious Trauma Therapy with Catherine Quiring

In this episode, licensed counselor Catherine Quiring talks about therapy models that can help us understand and heal the relational wounds associated with religious trauma. Learn more about your attachment style and Catherine's work:Take this 5 minute quiz https://www.cqcounseling.com/specialities/religious-trauma

Keeping the Faith After Religious Trauma with Dan Coch

Keeping the Faith After Religious Trauma with Dan Coch

This episode's interview is with licensed counselor and experienced podcaster, Dan Coch who discusses holding onto and evolving faith after deconstructing from religious fundamentalism. www.dankochwords.com

Power & Control Dynamics of Religious Abuse with Josh Miller

Power & Control Dynamics of Religious Abuse with Josh Miller

This educational episode features a discussion with Josh Miller about common religious abuse tactics that are adapted from the Duluth Model's Power and Control Wheel. Download a pdf handout here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11pQOe66B4UVeFKNTceNS8WwhcyksOIxC/view?usp=sharing

Creating an Inclusive Church Environment with Rev. Durrell Watkins

Creating an Inclusive Church Environment with Rev. Durrell Watkins

This episode explores how Sunshine Cathedral's senior minister, Rev. Durrell Watkins, is working to create a new kind of church that prioritizes inclusivity for beleivers who have been harmed by exclusive doctrines and practices in the past.https://sunshinecathedral.org/

The Signs & Symptoms of Religious Trauma with Marcus Miller

The Signs & Symptoms of Religious Trauma with Marcus Miller

This educational episode with Anna and Marcus focuses on defining the common signs and symptoms that religious trauma survivors experience.

Religious Culture and Sexual Repression with Dr. Darrel Ray

Religious Culture and Sexual Repression with Dr. Darrel Ray

This episode features Dr. Darrel Ray, author and founder of Recovering from Religion, as he discusses finding religious trauma support, the cultural impacts of evangelicalism, and the sexual repression of purity culture.

Deconstructing in a Marriage Founded on Faith with Marcus Miller

Deconstructing in a Marriage Founded on Faith with Marcus Miller

Marcus Miller, the partner of our host, joins the podcast to talk about his complicated journey of religious deconstruction redefining a marriage that started in Evangelicalism.

Perfectionism, Burnout, and the Religious Inner Critic with Dr. Adam Cobb

Perfectionism, Burnout, and the Religious Inner Critic with Dr. Adam Cobb

This interview features Dr. Adam Cobb discussing the unrealistic expectations that cause kids and young adults in religious settings to overachieve, overwork, and neglect their mental health.

Surviving the Religious Abuse of Conversion "Therapy" with Josh Miller

Surviving the Religious Abuse of Conversion "Therapy" with Josh Miller

This episode features Empathy Paradigm's co-founder, Josh Miller, about his traumatic experience with conversion therapy and attending an LGBTQ+ unaffirming Bible college.

Suffering for the Sake of the Gospel with Anna Clark Miller

Suffering for the Sake of the Gospel with Anna Clark Miller

In this episode our host, Anna Clark Miller, will tell her personal story of religious trauma as a pastor's kid, missionary kid, church staff member, and counselor. TRIGGER WARNING: Content related to sexual assault.

Growing Up as a Missionary Kid with Caleb Adams

Growing Up as a Missionary Kid with Caleb Adams

This episode is about the experiences of former missionary kid, Caleb Adams, and the instability and anxiety of taking part in a ministry that you didn't choose for yourself. Check out Caleb's podcast, Life Unwasted.

Being Confidently Queer in a Religious Community with Kalyela Josephs

Being Confidently Queer in a Religious Community with Kalyela Josephs

This interview is with certified life coach, Kalyela Josephs, who discusses her history of coming out, accepting her sexuality in an unaccepting environment, and current focus on helping members of the LGBTQ+ community embrace their identities. https://www.kalyelaj.com/

Religious OCD and Scrupulosity with Aleesa Schlup

Religious OCD and Scrupulosity with Aleesa Schlup

I'm interviewing a licensed therapist who specializes in religious trauma, Aleesa Schlup, LPC. about anxiety and OCD related disorders (aka. Scrupulosity) that can come from religious trauma.